PUBH 8128 - Envrnmnt Policy/DecisionMaking

Credit Hours: (3)

Description The course will present regulatory and non-regulatory approaches to the management of toxic substances in the environment, with emphasis on the scientific/technical basis for toxic substances control. It will examine approaches at the international level, in the European Union, and at the federal and state levels in the U.S. Overviews of each approach will be provided with the majority of the course dedicated to examination of the use of risk-based and public health-based approaches to toxicant control in regulatory as well as non-regulatory contexts. Topics that will be integrated into this examination include risk communication, risk perception, risk-benefit and cost-benefit analysis, and environmental justice.PRE-REQUISITES: 7124-8124 and 7126-8126